Where is it in the Bible?
Hebrews 11:1
1Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
In other translations
- ESV
- 1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
- NLT
- 1Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
- CSB
- 1Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.
- KJV
- 1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The surrounding passage
Hebrews 11:1–3, King James Version
1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
Context
The opening of Hebrews 11, often called the "hall of faith," which goes on to list Old Testament figures from Abel to the prophets who lived by faith. The letter is generally thought to have been written to Jewish Christians tempted to turn back under pressure. Its author is not named.
About the book of Hebrews
Christ, the better high priest of a better covenant.
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